According to writer Kurt Luedtke in the DVD special feature The Story Behind Absence of Malice (2004), the film's story was inspired by the media law legal case of Times v Sullivan [i.e. The New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)]. Luedtke summarized this case by saying that American libel laws, due to this case precedent, indicate that truth is not always necessary to journalism in situations involving public figures. As such, a newspaper can effectively make a bad mistake and hurt a public figure and the latter cannot always collect damages for it.
The Town - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Victor Garber's short appearance in the film was a favor for his friend Ben Affleck. Garber worked for five years with Affleck's ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, on the series Alias (2001), and Garber officiated at Garner and Affleck's wedding.
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Ben Affleck told Rodrigo Prieto, the cinematographer of Amores Perros, that he copied the whole car chase sequence from that film and implemented it in The Town.
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The studio heads initially wanted the novel's ending, in which Doug (Ben Affleck) is mortally wounded during his shootout with Fergie (Pete Postlethwaite) and dies in Claire's (Rebecca Hall's) arms in her apartment. The ending was filmed, but test audiences approved the theatrical version, in which Doug survives.
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Shipped to theaters under the code name "Criminal Intent".
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Jeremey Renner and Jon Hamm would later reunite in Tag(2018)
The Town - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Town - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Town - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Town - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Town - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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